News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Urges Congress to Vote Against DC Crimes Act
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, alongside Mayor Muriel Bowser and Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, urging them to vote against the DC Crimes Act, which is before the U.S. House of Representatives today for a floor vote…
Attorney General Schwalb Announces $10.25 Million Settlement With AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Cricket & Tracfone Over Deceptive Advertising Practices
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with the nation’s largest wireless carriers, AT&T Mobility, LLC (AT&T), Cellco Partnership (doing business as Verizon Wireless), Cricket Wireless, LLC (Cricket), T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile),…
Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Urging US Supreme Court to Uphold Principles of Due Process in Death Penalty Case
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to respect a state attorney general’s unique role in the prosecutorial process, specifically by giving appropriate weight to an AG’s confession of error in a case that led to a capital…
Protecting the Environment for all Washingtonians
Last week, communities around the world gathered to celebrate Earth Day, and at the Office of the Attorney General, we are committed to using every legal tool available to protect the District’s abundant natural resources, fight for environmental justice, and ensure all Washingtonians have…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Judgment Against Ward 5 Trash Transfer Facility for Polluting District Waterways
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Rodgers Brothers Custodial Services, Inc. and its president, George Rodgers, Jr., have been ordered to pay $100,000 for repeatedly discharging pollutants—including petroleum and sediment—into DC waterways at its Ward 5 trash transfer and…
Attorney General Schwalb Forces NRA Foundation Reform After NRA Used Charitable Donations Without Oversight
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a resolution in the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) lawsuit against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the NRA Foundation for misusing nonprofit funds and other violations of the District’s Nonprofit Corporation Act (NCA). The terms…
D.C. Voter Checklist: June 2024 Primary Election
The 2024 Primary Elections are soon approaching on June 4, 2024! Below are a few important reminders and resources to help you make this election season go smoothly.
Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Defending Voting Rights Act in Georgia Redistricting Case
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act—a key protection against racial discrimination in elections—against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit.
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $1.8 Million Tax Evasion Judgment Against Owners of Vacant House
Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) secured a $1.8 million judgment against the owners of 1000 C St NE for evading the District’s tax on vacant properties. OAG sued the property’s owner, George Papageorge and his entity, 10th & C…
Attorney General Schwalb Testifies on Proposed District Violence Interruption Program Merger
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today testified before the DC Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, chaired by the Honorable Brooke Pinto, on the Safe Neighborhoods Amendment Act of 2024.